When on July 18, 1936, the Spanish army rose up against the Republic, thus starting the civil war, the coup plotters proclaimed to be waging a “crusade” against the enemies of the nation and religion.

Father Sergio Pérez, superior of the Community of the Institute of the Incarnate Word established on the site of the baptism ...

IT's a jubilee year, declared by the Catholic Church every quarter century with outpourings of divine mercy at pilgrimage ...

Francis recognized that their 'prophetic and countercultural' traits can positively contribute to the life of the church ...

The Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian naval ship named after the 15th-century explorer that inspired the name “America,” has been ...

Former actress Sister Clare Crockett is in the running to become a saint nearly nine years after her death. The late Northern ...

Kathleen McConomy said she was delighted Sr Clare was being declared a ‘Servant of God’. It is great to be a wee part of history here today. I have a great devotion to Sr Clare. Every prayer I have ...

More than 100 people traveled from her hometown of Derry, Northern Ireland, to attend the event, including Bishop Donal ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic event in Asia.

The Catholic Church’s celebration should attract millions of extra visitors to Rome and beyond. Here’s how to plan around ...

This week, North Carolina will formally recognize a long-forgotten plot to murder its first governor, seize a cache of ...

To mark the 600th anniversary of their presence in Spain, Pope Francis sent them a letter encouraging them to become ...